Gerson Lehrman Group

Manager, Finance

Gerson Lehrman Group$98K — $175K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business; advanced degree preferred.
  • 4-6 years of experience in investment banking, equity research, or consulting with expertise in building three-statement models.
  • Strong technical proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with Adaptive Planning or other financial planning software; comfortable with large datasets.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • High attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and data integrity.
  • Flexible and adaptable in response to change and ad-hoc requests.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance the company's forecasting and budgeting process.
  • Conduct variance analysis based on financial statements in coordination with Accounting and Treasury teams.
  • Lead FP&A efforts for compliance disclosures alongside the Accounting department.
  • Perform financial planning, reporting, and analysis on actual versus budget and P&L by business unit.
  • Design dashboards in the financial planning system to automate KPI reporting.
  • Update and improve reporting on revenue, expenses, and operational metrics monthly.
  • Create presentation materials for senior management and the board of directors.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage effective from day one.
  • Flexible paid time off with no set limits, plus 10 company holidays.
  • 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with employer matching (subject to limits and vesting).
  • Tuition reimbursement for eligible courses, including language skills.
  • Paid parental leave and reimbursement for adoption and surrogacy expenses.
  • Access to wellbeing support services like Calm, Maven, and free long-term therapy through Pathways.
  • Other location-based work perks and benefits.
Full Job Description
GLG's FP&A team is looking for a manager. We are looking for an analytical and strategic thinker that thrives in a fast-pace, dynamic environment and defaults to action. You'll play an integral role in analyzing financial results, building and maintaining various models and developing and tracking various KPIs.

This position will provide analysis and reporting to measure business performance and drive growth. The role involves significant exposure to and interaction with key business stakeholders and requires the candidate to demonstrate exceptional business acumen, maturity, and relationship-building capabilities. We are seeking a motivated self-starter with excellent analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving and communications skills. The ideal candidate will be able to balance multiple high-priority projects, and demonstrate an entrepreneurial, can-do, get-things-done attitude.

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
  • Develop and improve company forecast and budget process
  • Variance analysis based on a strong understanding of the company's financial statement, including balance sheet and cashflow statement, in close collaboration with Accounting and Treasury.
  • FP&A lead for various compliance disclosures, in close collaboration with Accounting.
  • Financial planning, reporting and analysis, which includes reporting on actual versus budget and P&L by business unit.
  • Designing dashboards in a financial planning system to streamline user inputs and to automate reporting on business KPIs.
  • Refreshing and enhancing revenue, expense and operational metric reporting on a monthly basis.
  • Production of presentation materials for senior management and the board of directors.
  • Contributing to and eventually running monthly meetings with department leaders to review in detail how their expenses are tracking to identify areas of saving and potential budget risk.
  • Gathering insights and information for the regional FP&A teams to consolidate into the global reporting.
  • Ad hoc


An ideal candidate will have the following:
  • BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business, and advanced degree is preferred.
  • 4-6 years of work experience, in investment banking, equity research or consulting, with previous experience building company 3 statement models a strict requirement.
  • Strong technical skills with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, are required.
  • Previous experience Adaptive Planning or other financial planning software is desired, must be comfortable working with large databases.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills are required.
  • Must have strong attention to detail with a devotion to accuracy and data integrity.
  • Adaptable disposition, along with an ability to adjust to change and ad-hoc requests.


What We Offer:

Benefits: All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
  • Flexible paid time off. No pre-determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
  • 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
  • Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
  • Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
  • Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location

Compensation: GLG is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation is based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive compensation.

The anticipated hiring base salary range for this role is:

$98,000-$175,000 USD

About Gerson Lehrman Group

Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) is a professional learning platform that connects subject-matter experts with organizations seeking insights to make better decisions. GLG?s platform provides access to insights from a network of more than 900,000 experts who work across every industry and geography. GLG?s clients include Fortune 500 companies, leading professional services firms, and top-tier academic institutions. GLG was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York City.
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